Chloé Dygert has prolonged her contract with Canyon-SRAM for a further two years which can see her racing with the North American WorldTour workforce by the tip of 2026.
The 2-time particular person time trial World Champion listed a number of explanation why she determined to stick with the workforce together with that she felt grateful for the assist the workforce provided throughout her restoration from a number of accidents since becoming a member of the workforce 4 years in the past.
“There are a variety of explanation why I selected Canyon-Sram Racing 4 years in the past, and there are much more causes now for me to remain,” Dygert stated in a workforce press launch on Wednesday.
“There aren’t many groups, if any, that might stand by a rider’s facet at their weakest on and off the bike, and Canyon-Sram Racing has accomplished that for me numerous occasions. I’m privileged to have the chance to stay part of the workforce.
“To be trustworthy, there by no means actually was a doubt about extending my contract. Over the previous 4 years, I’ve struggled in all probability greater than I care to confess, and the workforce was there to maintain me going by all of it. For that, I’m eternally grateful.”
Dygert signed a four-year cope with Canyon-SRAM in 2021, shifting to the WorldTour stage. Nonetheless, she sustained a extreme leg harm in a horrific crash throughout the time trial on the 2020 Imola World Championships that required months of restoration and a number of follow-up therapies and surgical procedures.
Throughout her time with the workforce, she has additionally recovered from different health-related points together with Epstein Barr virus, and coronary heart surgical procedure to deal with a longstanding tachycardia subject.
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Regardless of her prolonged absences from the competitors lately, she has additionally achieved a lot success with profession highlights that embrace three Olympic medals, together with gold in Paris and eight world titles in observe racing. In street racing, Dygert additionally earned a bronze medal within the time trial on the Paris Olympic Video games and two time trial world titles in Yorkshire 2019 and Glasgow 2023.
Though she has solely competed in 13 occasions carrying the Canyon-SRAM jersey throughout her 4 years with the workforce, she has been a useful assist rider throughout one-day races and stage races.
Her prime leads to street racing embrace a stage win and second general at RideLondon Classique, second at GP Plouay, podiums in levels on the Giro d’Italia Ladies, Tour de France Femmes, La Vuelta Femenina and Vuelta a Burgos, and sixth at Brugge De Panne, all WorldTour-level occasions.
Wanting ahead to the subsequent two seasons, Dygert stated Canyon-SRAM’s teamwork and chemistry are standout qualities that helped in her resolution to re-sign.
“Our workforce chemistry and the way all of us can work collectively on and off the bike make being teammates in essentially the most essential moments and races of the season doable,” she stated.
“I’m excited to proceed working with and for our workforce. I’m very lucky to have the power to go for victories and assist others obtain the identical! We make one another stronger.”
Dygert additionally stated that on a private stage, she want to proceed to keep up the nice well being wanted to perform her street racing targets on the WorldTour.
“Before everything, my major purpose is to stay wholesome. If I can preserve my well being, I imagine most something the workforce and I create as a purpose might be completed. The workforce says soar; I will ask how excessive. We have now greatness to realize, and I am trying ahead to seeing how we will accomplish it,” she stated.
